Color Match 1.0 Update

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.

Pablo Picasso - "The Artist," A Kick in the Seat of the Pants

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Thursday, 15 November 2007 20:06
This evening around 10 PM MST I will be taking Color Match 1.0 offline for around 30 minutes to perform a few updates to the database that can not be completed while it is online. They include a couple minor interface changes, improved indexing and the addition/split of paint finishes from paint types. The end result should be able to handle searches better and should also be the last change I will need to make to the backend in order to allow for future planned updates. Thank you for your patience, Joe Kutz The updates have been applied and everything looks to be working as it should. I don't think any bugs should have been introduced, but if you do see anything - let me know. One of the biggest changes that you will probably notice is that you now have the ability to match paints by both the finish and the type of paint. For example you can search for Acrylic Craft Paints that are Metallic as opposed to before where you would get all the metallic paints (useful when looking specifically for a cheap paint for terrain that matches a miniature or model paint). Other changes will become more useful in the coming weeks and months since they will allow additional features to be added without modifications to the core database.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 21 November 2007 07:49 )

Better "Paper" Models

Paper models can be very useful, but even with thick card stock - they don't tend to be very durable. If I have a paper model that I want to modify or use a lot, I make it out of sheet styrene (plasticard).

Print the model out like normal and than you can either glue the pattern on the card or use carbon paper to transfer it to the card. Cut out the parts and glue it up. Ignore the fold lines - it is normally easier to just glue the edges together than to try and get a good fold with the plastic. Also, the tabs are not needed either.

You can use various epoxy putties to add additional details and also use normal plastic model parts or scraps of styrene. Prime and paint like any other plastic model. The end result is very durable and will last a lot longer than paper models getting the same amount of use.